trust to
verb
trusted to; trusting to; trusts to
1
: to rely on to get what is wanted or needed
You'll make more friends by seeking them out than by trusting to chance.
2
: to give to (someone) the responsibility of
They trusted the care of their daughter to her grandparents while they were away.
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Conservative audiences extend their trust to people with firsthand knowledge and physical skills, rooted in a specific, nameable place. —
Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 Lotte Wubben-Moy A very good season with Arsenal, in part thanks to Williamson’s injury problems, means she was trusted to start against Spain, and Wubben-Moy performed excellently. —Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Drafting Stowers could bring an end to Engram’s time in Denver, as Stowers doesn’t profile as a piece that Payton would trust to stay on the field in blocking situations. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 More trust to be gained in a new head coach with each adjustment made in a first-round series against Quin Snyder, a basketball genius with playoff experience coaching Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 The cooperative used that rebuilt trust to introduce improved seeds, establish organic composting, and develop greenhouse infrastructure with drip irrigation. —Shobha Shetty, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026 In practice, that can mean fewer bottlenecks, quicker problem-solving and teams that feel trusted to act without waiting for layers of approval. —Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026 From community trust to public safety, law enforcement leaders in Detroit are focusing on what comes next for policing. —Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 And two, people are trusting them to do things that they shouldn’t be trusted to do. —Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
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Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 Lotte Wubben-Moy A very good season with Arsenal, in part thanks to Williamson’s injury problems, means she was trusted to start against Spain, and Wubben-Moy performed excellently. —Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Drafting Stowers could bring an end to Engram’s time in Denver, as Stowers doesn’t profile as a piece that Payton would trust to stay on the field in blocking situations. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 More trust to be gained in a new head coach with each adjustment made in a first-round series against Quin Snyder, a basketball genius with playoff experience coaching Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 The cooperative used that rebuilt trust to introduce improved seeds, establish organic composting, and develop greenhouse infrastructure with drip irrigation. —Shobha Shetty, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026 In practice, that can mean fewer bottlenecks, quicker problem-solving and teams that feel trusted to act without waiting for layers of approval. —Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026 From community trust to public safety, law enforcement leaders in Detroit are focusing on what comes next for policing. —Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 And two, people are trusting them to do things that they shouldn’t be trusted to do. —Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
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